The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

1.—(1) In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires—

“adjudicating authority” means an adjudication officer, an adjudicating medical practitioner, a specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner, a medical board or a special medical board;

“appellate authority” means a medical appeal tribunal or a social security appeal tribunal;

“the Adjudication Regulations” means the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995(1);

“decision”, in relation to any period before 5th July 1999, includes a determination, and “decided” is to be construed accordingly;

“legally qualified panel member” has the same meaning as in the Regulations;

“the Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999(2); and

“relevant benefit” means any of the benefits mentioned in article 2(1)(b)(i) to (iii) of this Order.

(2) Any reference in paragraphs 6 to 12 of this Schedule to—

(a) an appeal to an appellate authority is to be construed as a reference to an appeal in relation to the decision of an adjudicating authority as respects a relevant benefit; and

(b) a decision of an appellate authority is to be construed as a reference to a decision of such an appeal.

(1)

S.I. 1995/1801; regulations 3 and 10 have been amended by S.I. 1996/182 and 2450.

(2)

S.I. 1999/991, as amended by S.I.1999/1466, 1623, 1662 (C.47) and 1670.